Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-03
CALLING VAINLY FOR CARS
Grain Men Anxious to Ship Their Cereals
But Cannot Get transportation.
THE ELEVATORS OVERLOOKING
Many Meetings Booked For This
Month at the state Capital-The
Woman's Sufiragist Conycn-
tion-The National League.

fFRoM THE BEES LITCoLN BuREAUI
Never before IN the history of the state
as there been such dearlh of cars on
NIe different lines of road with which to
"ansport the cereals OF the west to the
arts of the east as mt the present time.
prominent grain man, who is inter
ested in elevators all along the line of the
Burlington in Nebraska, makes the
above statement, and in company with
other prominent shippers voices the fact
with statements that in themselves bear
the weight of truth Five hundred miles
OF new road built in the state the past
summer requires much additional rolling
stock and the stock has not rs yet been
accelerated to meet the demands OF the
new work There is not an elevator
along the line of tho road that is not
crowded TO ovcrilowing and the cry
goes out for cars and none come back in
response. Along the line Of the Atchison
and Nebraska branch cribs have been
boarded up to make temporary room Tor
corn and men who ask for fifty cars in
which to ship are answered with at best
but one or two at station. One grain
man ascribes the scarcity of cars
to the fact that much grain,
especially barley, that is shipped
In cars to Chicago is never unloadcd,
. but bought by sample and con tinued in
shipment TO all points in the ca st, max.
ing long and tedious journeys before
their return to the parent road. Again
the b. d M. is sending train load after
train load of supplies for new lines con.
stantly to the front, and they lay for days
without unloading at the sidings along the
way. One grain firm states that they
would load 500 cars day if they could
get them, but they get nothing.
On the Missouri Pacific this same scare
ity of cars is reportedsa sand every station
along that line is filed with grain await
ing shipment. The trouble that causes
scarcity of cars on that line is recited to
be the fact that the great bulk of Ne-
braska corn shipped over the Missouri
Pacific goes to Texas and points in that
state, making a long journey before Il
Car returns. Again, where the corn is
shipped to points in Texas they have no
elevators, and the long, tedious process
of unloading from the cars as sold makes
OF every car an elevator for a period on
Texas siding. The complaints for cars
are now deep, and soon they will be loud
and sonorous, 30 much SO that it would
pay the companies to make extra effort
to solve the problem.
MONTH OF MEETINGS.
January is 4 month of meetings at the
state capital. The supreme and United
States court meet the present month in
Lincoln; so also meets the state board of
agriculture, which in itself never fails
to draw, next TO session of the legisla-
ture, a big crowd of agriculturlsts who
live mony in town and few in the
country district and who make about rs
lively weeks session rs any society in
the state. The horticultural winter
meeting is also feature of the annual
meeting OF The state board, and the
society promises one of the finest po-
mological displays ever witnessed IN
the state. The state historical society
meets one week from Tuesday, the 18th
inst, in the chapel of the university.
The state bar association meets upon
- Thursday of the present week at the
Sjnited States court room, and last, but
Suot least, tho woman sutiragists hold
their annual convention in this city on
= the 9th, 9TH and sth The programme of
the woman suifragsts announces that
the first session of the convention will be
addresses will be delivered by Clara
y. Colby. the president, and by Mrs.
Elizabeth l.. Saxon. Fridays programme
includes mothers address by Mrs.
Saxon, the different annual reports will
be read ana submitted, Mrs. Dusmorc
Will auuTeSS Une convention OH JDe TOPIC
''Social Science" and Mrs. Jennie Il.
Holmes president of the state w. Z. 7.
u, will address tho meeting. The Fri
day evening session will undoubtedly be
the climax of the convention rs the
programme announces an address by
the veteran worker Sugan B. Anthony on
that occasion, and the Saturdays session
Is given over to general business meet
ing. The announcement states that each
auxiliary society in the state is entitled
to three representatives, and in addition
nm invitation is extended 10 all friends of
woman suffrage over the state to be
present. The railroads will give re.
duced rates of fare to this convention and
the ladies of Lincoln will entertain all
friends and delegates.
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
has a programme announced that will
no doubt make the annual session of that
society ono of much interest Two days
will be devoted to the sesoon and reports
will be received, and officers
ed. Hon. j. Sterling Morton,
OF Nebraska CITY, will give an address,
named II. II. Wilson will read paper
entitled ''Tho Relation of History to the
Study and Practice of Law" Lieutenant
Dudley Will present paper on THE
Early Military History OF Nebraska" and
Hadley ~ D johnson will present paper on
society extends u cordial invitation to the
4 public to be present at the meetings and
a new impetus will be given to this
really valuable state organization, which
pcrfects the facts and history of Nebraska
since its earliest days.
ORGANIZING FOR WORK.
The Lincoln branch of the Irish Ma.
tional league in America reorganiZed
yesterday. and n large and enthusiastic
gathering of Irish American citiZsns resi-
dent IN Lincoln were present at Fitzger'
aid hall for the reorganization John
fitzgerald called the meeting to order
and some fifty came forward and depos.
tied their membership fee. The election
of officers under the reorganization was
then taken mp and the following elected:
President Hon. Patrick Egan; first
vice president, A. j, Sawyer; sec.
ond vice president, Charles McGlaro;
&sNcording secretary. ii. j. Cosgroye;
Sanclal secretary, James Ii. O'Neilii
tfeasurer, l.. T., Cagney. In addition TO
nnYinG mnmhnrship foes a lnrne numhec